78 Can people with disabilities get a disability identification card?

Yes No

78.1 If yes, please list criteria to access card and information regarding benefits of
the disability card (e.g. discount on medications, discount on transport cost). If possible
please attach copies of card criteria.

An application for Kad OKU can be made at any district Social Welfare Office.

The applicant can either fill up the OKU registration form manually or apply online at
http://spmoku.jkm.gov.my/smoku.

Each application, however, has to be certified by a medical officer and only for Malaysian citizen
and the PWD should resides in Malaysia.

77.4 Administration Systems Disability identification cards or other Yes No

disability registries may provide an estimate of prevalence.

Does a national registry of persons with disability exist?

77.4.A. If yes, what was the disability prevalence?

If a report exists, please attach to this survey.

PWDs Information Mangement System (SMOKU)

Registration of PWDs based on Category as on 11 Mei 2015

No. Type / Category Registered

1 PENDENGARAN (DEAF) 28,345

2 PENGLIHATAN (BLIND) 30,525
3 PERTUTURAN (SPEECH) 1,660
4 FIZIKAL (PHYSICAL) 116,405
5 PEMBELAJARAN (LEARNING) 122,558
6 MENTAL (MENTAL) 26,860
7 PELBAGAI (MULTIPLE) 15,716
JUMLAH 342,069
 25 Benefits from the Government & Private
Organization for Registered PWDs

The Department for the Development of PWDs

(DDPWDs) under the Department of Social Welfare
Malaysia (DSW) provides a list of services to the PWDs
as stated below:
1. Special aids
2. Entrepreneur fund (RM2700)
3. Disabled workers allowance (RM 350 for employees
who gain less than RM1200 monthly)
4. Allowance for unable to work PWDs (RM200)
5. Allowance for CBR clients (RM150)
6. Allowance for personal assistants / care taker of
PWD (RM300)
7. Vocational rehabilitation centre (PLPP Bangi)
8. Residential institutions (7)
9. Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
10. Sheltered workshop
11. Counseling
12. School education
13. Allowance for disabled students (RM150)
14. Income tax exemption (including parents of PWDs)
15. Other tax exemptions (driving license, equipments,
etc) *1
16. Discount of public transportation *2
17. Priority in low income housing
18. Reduction of medical fee (public hospitals/clinics)
19. Reduction of fees (government: e.g., passport)
20. Job placement/matching
21. Income tax exemption (vehicles)
22. Allowance for parents of children with disabilities
(RM 300, and/or
tax exemption)
23. Reduction of fees (private: e.g., telephone, internet,
by Telekom
Malaysia)
24. Business Registration fee for PWDs waived under
SSM
25. 40% Discount at Open University Malaysia for
students with disabilities

*1wheelchair, prosthesis, etc

*2Railway, Bus, Coaches, LRT, Malaysia Airline